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Rycaut, Paul. The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Page 145.
Chapter XVII, "Of the Order of Kalenderi" is introduced with the image of "a Santone or Holy man." The figure has piercings, burns across his forehead, and is shown without a shirt.
Mercator, Frontspiece/Second Title Page of Atlas Sive Colmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabrica Figura
Gerardi Mercatoris
Atlas sive Colmographicæ Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura
De novo multis in locis emendatus novila tabulis aunctus
Studio Judoci Hondy
Amnerodami
Sumptibus Johannis Cloppenburgÿ
Decoratively presents the…
Atlas sive Colmographicæ Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura
De novo multis in locis emendatus novila tabulis aunctus
Studio Judoci Hondy
Amnerodami
Sumptibus Johannis Cloppenburgÿ
Decoratively presents the…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Frontispiece.
Illustrated by Ludovico Gimignani and later engraved by N. Billy Sculpts, this page serves as a frontispiece for the book and demonstrates four figures (one painted within an oval frame, an angel-like female figure, a young child on the right, and a…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Title page.
The title is displayed on the top of the page in large black and red block letters. Below the title is a subtitle explaining the contents of the book, including Roman idols, tools (such as scrapers, keys), and more. Below the author's name is a…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Illustration.
A large illustration of the author, Michaelis Angeli de La Chausse, occupies much of the page. The male figure is seated in a room with draperies. He holds a large coin with an elder female figure engraved. Below the illustration is the author's full…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Page 32.
Large coffee stain covering a portion of the small engraving positioned on the bottom side of the page. Illustration depicts a female figure in ornate clothing with miniature figures with wings surrounding the female figure. An armour displayed by…
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Frontispiece.
Image of the engraved frontispiece by Bloemaert in which six figures surround an architectural element displaying the title of the book. Three figures sit in front of the architectural element while a figure who appears to be Medusa lies in front of…
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Title page.
Image of the title page. We can see from the title page that this edition is dedicated to Ferdinando II, the Grand Duke of Tuscany at the time of its publication.
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Vol. 3 Page 376.
Image of the first page of the biography of Giorgio Vasari, the author. Includes a woodblock illustration of the author who was also a painter and an architect himself. Text under the portrait reads "GIORGIO VASARI PITT. ET ARCHIT. ARETINO."…
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Vol. 3 Page 176.
Image of the first page of the biography of the only woman artist, Properzia de' Rossi, included in this text. She was a sculptress from the city of Bologna. Text under portrait reads "M. PROPERTIA DE' ROSSI SCVLT. BOLOGNESE." Translation: "M.…